Sighting for July 11, 2022
Denis C. Quinn
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly, garden mainly
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 26
- Black Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 22
- Cabbage White 8
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 14
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary 27
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 7
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 7
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Least Skipper 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 5
Broad-winged Skipper
American Snout
Common Wood-Nymph
Broad-winged Skipper
Horace's Duskywing
Pearl Crescent
Common Wood-Nymph
Mourning Cloak
Red-spotted Purple
Silver-spotted Skipper
Sleepy Orange
Silver-spotted Skipper
Sleepy Orange
Least Skipper
Cloudless Sulphur
Gardens look great, as usual, with Buttonbussh just emerging and many more plants ready to bloom soon. Adequate moisture in the area as well.